For friends, family, and business contacts, contacting a person on a satellite phone can be a bit of a headache. This is because satphones (with the exception of Globalstar) are have special International phone numbers that – if your carrier doesn’t block them outright – can be incredibly expensive to call.
So what about SMS? Sending an SMS to a satphone is actually much easier to do than making a voice call, SMS rates to satellite phone...

Ten years after the launch of Inmarsat FleetBroadband, SAILOR terminals continue to deliver a vital link between ship and shore
Copenhagen, Denmark - Cobham SATCOM has marked a major milestone for its market leading Inmarsat FleetBroadband hardware portfolio, with delivery of the 50,000th SAILOR FleetBroadband terminal. Launched in parallel with Inmarsat's then game-changing L-band maritime satcom service in 2007, SAILOR FleetBroadband...

Thuraya recently announced the launch of the Thuraua WE satellite and LTE hotpsot, and we are pleased to advise this new and innovative device will be available to order from September this year.
For more information on the Thuraya WE, a copy of Thuraya's press release is included below for your information:
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 16 May 2017: Thuraya Telecommunications Company has announced the launch of the Thuraya WE...

Ship broadband communications will be improved by the successful launch of the fourth Inmarsat Global Xpress (GX) satellite. The Inmarsat-5 F4 (I-5 F4) satellite was launched by SpaceX on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA.
This satellite will boost Inmarsat’s existing GX network as it will supplement the existing three satellites already providing Ka-band broadband to maritime industries.
Inmarsat offers Ka-...

KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), announced that it has shipped more than 7,000 mini-VSAT Broadbandsm systems, designed and manufactured by KVH to provide mobile connectivity at sea. The TracPhone V-series satellite communications antenna systems are currently in use on everything from small recreational sailboats cruising the coastline to 1,000-foot commercial freighters transiting the world’s oceans.
KVH launched the mini-VSAT Broadband...

KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband service continues to dominate the maritime VSAT market in units in service, according to “Maritime SATCOM Markets, 4th Edition,” by Northern Sky Research (NSR), a leading maritime industry analyst firm. The report notes that KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband customers account for 29% of the vessels using Ku-band services, which is more than double the 14% share of the nearest competitor, as of the end of 2015. KVH’s mini-VSAT...

KVH will be performing maintenance to the mini-VSAT Broadband Network:
Region Affected: W AFRICA (37.5°W)
Date:
From: March 23, 2017, 10:30 GMT
To: March 23, 2017, 20:30 GMT
Purpose of Maintenance: Hub Maintenance
Length of Service Interruption: 7.5 hours
Details:
This maintenance is part of the ongoing efforts to keep the same high level of network availability you experience today, as well as provide a foundation for new...

The below maintenance has been canceled. We will provide rescheduling details at a later date if applicable.
We sincerely thank you for your patience,
KVH will be performing maintenance to the mini-VSAT Broadband Network:
Region Affected: ATLANTIC-C (53.0°W) and PACIFIC-C (180.0°E)
Date:
From: March 07, 2017, 17:00 GMT
To: March 08, 2017, 09:00 GMT
Purpose of Maintenance: Hub Maintenance
Length of Service Interruption: 16 hours...